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and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other in this state. [cheers and applause] the first call i made was to his wife vicki. and i told her that his name will always command the affection and respect by the people of massachusetts. and i said we feel the same about her. [cheers and applause] there's no replacing a man like that. but tonight i honor the memory, and i pledge to be the very best and try to be a worthy successor to the late senator kennedy. and i said at the very beginning, when i sat down at the dinner table of my family that win or lose we would run a race which would mak
and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other...
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you write that the race could reshape the balance of power in washington. how would it do that? >> well, if scott brown, a republican, is elected that means that the gop would have 41 seats ending the democrats filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the senate. effectively what would mean democrats in the senate could not push legislation through in a fashion that they've been able to in the past few months since minnesota's senator al franken gave them that 60th seat. so it would basically be something of a roadblock, you know, before the democratic majority could stymie not just an immediate issue but a number of issues the democrats are hoping to pursue. >> what other agenda items are you talking about? >> well, for example, financial regulation of wall street. if they can get to an energy bill, if they can get to an immigration bill. those are just three items that, you know -- without having 60 seats could make it harder for democrats to pursue their agenda this year. >> what about the midterm elections. how would had this raise affect that? >> well, there's the substantive i
you write that the race could reshape the balance of power in washington. how would it do that? >> well, if scott brown, a republican, is elected that means that the gop would have 41 seats ending the democrats filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the senate. effectively what would mean democrats in the senate could not push legislation through in a fashion that they've been able to in the past few months since minnesota's senator al franken gave them that 60th seat. so it would basically...
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i love coming to washington, d.c. i always get so excited coming down on that train, this morning on my way down i turned around and looked and said is that dan rather. dan, how are you? we had a terrific conversation. that's the great thing about coming here. you meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. i'm alexis glick. i just departed fox business just a short while ago. i was the vice president over there and helped launch a business network that i hope you guys will continue to watch. i have many good friends over there. i'm about to embark on a new venture. i can't announce it yet but i'll be announcing it in the next month or two. anyhow, i am so pleased to be here today. and the foundation have been friends of mine for years now. without entrepreneurs, we don't have job creation and as married to a small business owner, my father being a small business own , a lot of entrepreneurs in my family, something i feel very, very strongly about and i want us to do more to empower the entrepreneurs and look at
i love coming to washington, d.c. i always get so excited coming down on that train, this morning on my way down i turned around and looked and said is that dan rather. dan, how are you? we had a terrific conversation. that's the great thing about coming here. you meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. i'm alexis glick. i just departed fox business just a short while ago. i was the vice president over there and helped launch a business network that i hope you guys will continue to...
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it's happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. taxing before saving. and i think we can do better. as the 41st senator i can go down there and at least bring conversation back. it's broken, broken here and it's broken in washington. as the 60th senator, martha, debate will be cut off. and that's not good for democracy. that's not what our founding fathers wanted and i'm hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here and i appreciate what you've done, david. thank you very much. >> mr. david kennedy. >> thank you for moderating this this evening and for everybody coming out. this election a week from now is about the small government candidate against the big government candidate. what you need scott will spend money on war, martha will spend money on healthcare. but the reality is, who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? or do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i'm the only candidate that will go out there and i will cut spending. i will
it's happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. taxing before saving. and i think we can do better. as the 41st senator i can go down there and at least bring conversation back. it's broken, broken here and it's broken in washington. as the 60th senator, martha, debate will be cut off. and that's not good for democracy. that's not what our founding fathers wanted and i'm hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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it's written by june kronhoss, a washington, d.c. base writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as a foreign correspondent, as the bureau's bureau chief in boston and deputy bureau chief in washington and as a journal reporter in washington where she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be by stacy childress, a lecturer in the general management unit at the harvard business school and co-founder of the public education leadership program at harvard. she study the aunt pra tra newer education in the united states and her paper is entitled "investing in improvement strategy and resource education in public school districts." the third up will be marty west. marty's an assistant professor at the harvard graduate school of education. he also serves as an executive editor of the journal "education next." as deputy director of the program on education policy and governance at harvard university. before joining the harvard faculty, marty taught at brown university, and was a research fellow at the b
it's written by june kronhoss, a washington, d.c. base writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as a foreign correspondent, as the bureau's bureau chief in boston and deputy bureau chief in washington and as a journal reporter in washington where she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be by stacy childress, a lecturer in the general management unit at the harvard business school and co-founder of the public education leadership program at...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access. [inaudible] >> usually that is done within the campaign. we will give tips to how to shoot it, try not to be too shaky. little tips like that to whoever gets that position. usually -- often times nothing comes of it. most campaigns will issued thousands of hours and there will not be anything there but the occasional nugget does happen. a [inaudible] >> the cost of making the ads? [inaudible] >> there are production costs of making an ad and it is something you need to factor into the budget. we need to see the ads be less than 10% of the actual amount spent on the air but sometimes that is not realistic. if
he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access....
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dealing with the rest of washington. to face all of these challenges, we take great confidence from the leadership and the service of our guests today. admiral, mike mullen. >> admiral millennial send now in his second term as chairman of the joint chiefs. a 1968 graduate of an -- annapolis he commanded 3 ships and a cruiser destroyer group. a battle group and fleeting strike atlantic and then served as commander of u.s. and nato naval forces, europe. and then chief of naval operations. along the way, he graduated from the advanced management program at harvard. harvard business school that is and earned a masters degree from the naval post graduate's school. the lifetime of service was in self preparation for one of the toughest jobs of public life. i am not referring to being a guest on the daily show. [laughter] which the admiral was just last night. rather, serving at a time of war as principle military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense, the national security council and homeland security council. wi
dealing with the rest of washington. to face all of these challenges, we take great confidence from the leadership and the service of our guests today. admiral, mike mullen. >> admiral millennial send now in his second term as chairman of the joint chiefs. a 1968 graduate of an -- annapolis he commanded 3 ships and a cruiser destroyer group. a battle group and fleeting strike atlantic and then served as commander of u.s. and nato naval forces, europe. and then chief of naval operations....